In a detailed Facebook post seen by TUKO.co.ke on Monday, August 20, Wariero alleged something fishy was going on in the Kibera magistrate court (in particular) where he appeared before Magistrate Derrick Kuto for a traffic offense and was slapped with a fine of KSh 30,000.

"There is something fishy going on in Magistrate Kuto's court. At the most benign, there is a problem with how the payments are made, possibly set up to profit private enterprises from transaction fees instead of using the judiciary PayBill. At worst there is a suspicious combination of harsh hefty fines and questionable handling of fines paid," he alleged.

A day earlier, the aggrieved motorist was stopped on Waiyaki Way by a Kabete traffic police officer who he claimed demanded a bribe over worn out rear tyres, but he declined to pay the bribe, after which the officer wrote for him a notice to attend court.

TUKO.co.ke gathered the motorist went to court number five in Kebera where he appeared before Magistrate Kuto.

Wariero said his initial thoughts were that his issue was not serious and that the fine would not exceed KSh 10,000, but the hope of getting a lenient penalty was quickly dashed when he noticed the magistrate was hitting other traffic offenders with ridiculously hefty fines.

According to the motorist, seven of the offenders were fined KSh 40,000 each with the alternative of going to jail for three months.

"A driver who had caused obstruction and done something else got KSh 40,000 for each count (totaling to KSh 80,000). My time came...I requested leniency and said a few words. He (the magistrate) hit me with a fine of KSh 30,000 or 3 months in jail," he alleged.

Unlike some of his fellow offenders who did not seem to have the fines to buy their freedom back, Wariero was fortunate to have the cash ready in his M-Pesa.

"A cop came and asked me if I was ready to pay the fine. I offered to pay by MPesa. He said cash would be easier. Eventually, I was called to the desk in front of the magistrate to pay the fine. As I started to do the transaction using the PayBill number posted on the wall, I was told by the orderly not to use it and she then entered an agent number into my phone and asked me to put in the amount and PIN. I was taken back to my seat and eventually given a judiciary receipt," he narrated.

The motorist took issues with the manner in which transactions were being handled in Magistrate Kuto's courtroom.

"I was encouraged to write to the judiciary ombudsman and a services email. None responded. I was lucky to be able to pay and get out of there. The judiciary keeps parroting its commitment to non-custodial sentences and strengthening the rule of law. You won't get that by jailing touts for three months and giving people incentive to pay bribes on the road and avoid court," Wariero protested.

The Judiciary has in the recent past been on the spot over alleged corruption within the corridors of court after an internal audit report by the Judiciary Directorate of Audit Risk Management revealed at least KSh 36 million could not be accounted for at Milimani Law Courts alone.

The Chief Registrar of Judiciary, Anne Amadi, acknowledged there were numerous incidents of fraudulent deals at Milimani Law Courts which resulted to the massive loss.

The Judiciary has also been largely blamed for letting down Kenyans in the war against corruption.

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